Columns

These sought-after sections offer expert auction analysis, cultural commentary, and more, adding depth, variety, and a personal touch to every issue. Columns include Gavels ’n’ Paddles, Psychology of Collecting, The Beat, Pop Culture Collecting, Toys from the Attic, and Civil War Collector.

What’s Selling on eBay: July 2019

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $1,552 (89 bids, 21 bidders): Marvel - The Avengers – Issue 1 – GD/VG – Silver Age – Collectible Comic Book. This iconic vintage ...

Collecting by Pieces: Antique Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles

Antique Marketplace News, cartographer, carved pieces, Columns, cowan's auctions, dissected map, Expert Insights, figural, figural pieces, jigsaw puzzle, Kary Pardy, novelty item, puzzle, toy, wooden puzzle

Exploring Antique Technologies by Kary Pardy Antique jigsaw puzzles have a devoted following, a group of collectors who hunt for elusive complete puzzles and even more desirable missing pieces. The ...

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $1,565 (47 bids, 15 bidders): Antique Victorian Intaglio Glass Pocket Watch Fob Pendant Goldfish in Bowl, 1890s. This is a lovely old pocket watch ...

Publisher’s Corner: July 2019

Billiards room, breweriana, casino collectibles, Columns, Decoration, decorative, decorative collectibles, Library, man cave, Maxine Carter-Lome, movie posters, neon signs, she shed, sports memorabilia, Talk of the Trade, , Trophy Room, Video Games

Decorative Collectibles by Maxine Carter-Lome Throughout modern history, a room or space has been set aside for the Master of the House to call his own - a place where ...

Great Collections: June 2019

Bicycle, Bike, Columns, cycle, cycliana, Cyclist, Lorne Shields, Maxine Carter-Lome, Memorabilia, Smithsonian Institution

Lorne Shields, Bicycle Collector by Maxine Carter-Lome Lorne Shields is proof you don’t have to be an avid cyclist to love and collect “Cycliana,” or cycling memorabilia. For over five ...

Looking Back at the Road to Avengers: Endgame

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Where would Hollywood be financially without the superhero films, and specifically the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Five of the top 10 all-time domestic and five ...

Tip and Trends: June 2019

Art, Art World, artist names, artist tags, Branksy, Columns, Frank 207, Graffiti, graffiti tag, Joe 136, Julio 204, Pontus Silfverstolpe, Shepard Fairey, Street Art, tags, Taki, Taki 183

by Pontus Silfverstolpe The Art World’s Best Kept Secret It is a late-summer night in the city where anything is possible. Small children have difficulty sleeping in the heat that ...

Antiques Peek: June 2019

Anchor Stones, Antiques Peek, Bliss Blocks, Blocks, Building Blocks, Childhood, Columns, games, Holgate, Holgate Toys, Jessica Kosinski, Legos, Lincoln Logs, Playskool, Richter, Tinkertoys, Woodworking

Block by Block by Jessica Kosinski Childhood is a time when fun and games are at the top of the priority list. As adults, we may not have as much ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Prototype Coke bottle, $110,700, Morphy’s

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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A rare Coca-Cola prototype bottle sold for $110,700 at an auction held April 12-14 in Las Vegas by Morphy ...

Antiques Peek: May 2019

Antiques Peek, bag, Columns, Doctor, doctor bag, doctors office, Jessica Kosinski, medical bag, medical checkup, midwife

It’s In The Bag by Jessica Kosinski Today, we take going to the doctor’s office for granted. It is a thing most of us must do whenever we need a ...

Publisher’s Corner: June 2019

baseball cards, Charles Darrow, Columns, Comic Book, eBay, Fun, games, Happy Meal, Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker, Maxine Carter-Lome, Monopoly, Pokemon, Sotheby's, specialty auction, Talk of the Trade, toys

Collecting Fun & Games by Maxine Carter-Lome Every child grows up with a favorite game or toy that carries with it precious memories of bygone days and friends from the ...

Pop Culture Potpourri: Star Wars, Action Comics Number 1, and more

Antique Marketplace News, Columns, comics, Pop Culture Collecting, Retro Collectibles

Comic Character Collectibles By J.C. Vaughn Star Wars Toys The record-setting prices for Star Wars toys have really established a tone at Hake’s Auctions ever since they landed the Russell ...

Learning from Medical Photography Collecting

Antique Marketplace News, Burns Archive, Columns, documentation, Expert Insights, Facebook, Instagram, Kary Pardy, malady identification, Medical Photography, medical process, Photograph, photos, Pinterest, Snapchat, vintage photographs, Wellcome Collection

Exploring Antique Technology by Kary Pardy Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Pinterest: they are all wildly popular and all run on the use of photos. They record the likes, dislikes, family lives, ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Led Zeppelin signed album, $32,156, RR Auction

Album, Autograph, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, gold chain, Ken Hall, Led Zeppelin, Music, Paul McCartney, Prince, Queen Elizabeth, rock music, RR Auction, The Artist Formerly Known As, The Beatles

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall Led Zeppelin’s self-titled debut album signed by each of the rock band’s four members sold for $32,156 in an ...

Great Collections: May 2019

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Natan Schleider Gallery, LLC Purveyor, Restorer, and Collector of Fine Medical Antiques Dr. Natan Schleider, a family practitioner and addiction specialist in New York City, has been a collector most ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Wizard of Oz movie poster, $108,000, Heritage Auctions

Casablanca, Columns, Gavels n Paddles, Heritage Auctions, Ken Hall, magazine ad, MGM, Movie Poster Auction, movie posters, Nosferatu, promotional ad, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Wizard of Oz, The Wolf Man

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A half-sheet style A poster for The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939) sold for $108,000 at a Movie Posters ...

by Pontus Silfverstolpe Everything Has A Price When I was little and watched James Bond with my father, he would repeatedly tell me, “They’re just pretending,” as the well-groomed secret ...

by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $3,246 (36 bids, 11 bidders); 1881 Princeton vs. Yale Football Championship Program, Walter Camp. This rare antique “PRINCETON vs. YALE FOOT-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP” program is ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Steinway Model D grand piano, $169,400, Fontaine’s Auction

Columns, concert piano, Fontaine's Auction Gallery, Gavels n Paddles, Grand Piano, Inverted Hanging Lamp, Ken Hall, Library Window, Piano, Pottier & Stymus, rosewood credenza, Steinway Model D Centennial Concert Grand Piano, Steinway piano, Tiffany Studios

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A Steinway Model D Centennial concert grand piano sold for $169,400 at an auction held March 23rd by Fontaine’s ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Expert at the Card Table, $16,800, Potter & Potter

card sharping, cheating device, Columns, FR Ritter, gambling, Gambling Memorabilia Sale, Gavels n Paddles, Ken Hall, Potter & Potter Auctions, SW Erdnase, The Expert at the Card Table, Will & Finck

Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A first-edition copy of S.W. Erdnase’s The Expert at the Card Table, a book relating to gambling, cheating and ...

Gavels 'n' Paddles: Old Judge cabinet cards, $431,000, Weiss Auctions

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Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall The North Fork Collection of 37 Old Judge cabinet baseball cards from 1888 sold for a combined $431,000 at ...

Antiques Peek: April 2019

Antiques Peek, bowls, Columns, crystal, dishes, Drinking Glasses, flint glass, Glass, glassware, Jessica Kosinski, lead, Lead Crystal, Lead Oxide, Molten Glass, Wine Glasses

I Can See Clearly Now By Jessica Kosinski Glassware is commonplace in today’s society. We all have drinking glasses, wine glasses, and even bowls or other dishes made of glass ...

Inside the Doctor’s Bag By Maxine Carter Lome For those of us old enough to remember when doctors made house calls, nothing is more iconic than the leather Doctor’s Bag, ...

Great Collections: April 2019

Allaire Collection, Ancient Glass, Art Glass, Blown glass, Carole Allaire, Columns, Facon de Venise, Frankish Glass, Glass, Medieval Glass, Merovingian Glass, modern studio glass, Pressed glass, Roman Glass, Venetian Glass

Allaire Collection of Ancient Glass When it comes to sharing information on the very foundation of glass form, function, and beauty, you would be hard-pressed to find a better resource ...

Collecting the Tools of the Trade: Glass Molds

Antique Marketplace News, Blown glass, blown molds, Columns, Crafts, craftsmen, crystal, Cut Crystal, Cut Glass, Expert Insights, Glass, glassware, Kary Pardy, Molded glass, Pressed glass

Exploring Antique Technologies by Kary Pardy Every object holds clues as to how it was made, with some being more obvious than others. Since you are reading this issue, chances ...